Dragon’s Prophet is still one of the newcomers in the genre, but clearly enough time has passed for the developer to share their first conclusions. In a developer letter, John Tang, the President of Runewaker Entertainment, reflects on the turbulent journey of the free-to-play MMORPG.
The difficult weeks following the release are mentioned just as much as a whole range of upcoming content that fans of the game can look forward to.
After the obligatory thanks to the loyal community, which with their support contributes a lot to continuously improving the dragon game, he summarizes what has been added in the last 12 months: He lists 9 main regions, 32 dungeons, housing items, dragons, the PvP frontier system, tireless bug fixing, and so on.
We have certainly noticed: The game has indeed improved significantly since the premature open beta launch, and a few interesting features have found their way into the MMO. However, we feel that despite this, there is still quite a bit missing – which is also addressed in our test of Dragon’s Prophet .
It will be exciting to see whether the quality of the online role-playing game also experiences a sufficient increase in 2014, especially since the strong competition is not resting and a few blockbusters are waiting to be launched. The current advantage is that no other online game has established a similarly comprehensive companion system, and one could almost speak of a niche (for those who have always loved Pokémon and cannot get enough of companions). However, it must be doubted in the long run that merely the intense relationship with a dragon guarantees a long-lasting bond.
2014: The Dragon Evolution Continues
In order to provide players with incentives to continue exploring the world of Atreia or to offer MMO seekers an attractive package for new entries, they aim to deliver surprises in 2014. This initiative should be achieved through the following innovations in the near future:
- an Dragon Arena, where players can pit their dragons against each other (these will also be somewhat controlled by the player with elite skills)
- 10 exciting dungeons and 3 previously unspoiled regions
- World bosses, which encourage group play (by offering better rewards)
- Optimization of the PvP ranking system
The quest design of Dragon’s Prophet has received the most criticism, as it is anything but exciting and varied. This will be tackled, which could particularly catch the attention of new players, but also veterans as soon as a new region is introduced. We look forward to seeing how well this hopeful sentence will ultimately be realized:
We will also work on improving the quests, focusing mainly on storytelling and variety in the quests. Additionally, we will introduce special NPCs and features designed to encourage exploration of the map.
But that’s not all, as the upcoming Dragon Evolution System, which holds further improvements regarding companions , will further enhance the companion system. This will introduce even more options for developing your dragon, and new dragon attributes promise more variety among the creatures – possibilities that will create greater depth in gameplay.
Will this be successful? We will keep you posted!
